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Economic survey of Australia 2008: Enhancing educational performance10-Oct-2008 Australia’s education system compares well in terms of PISA scores. Important challenges remain however in all education sectors, especially in early childhood education and care. |
Economic survey of Australia 2008: Raising labour supply10-Oct-2008 Rising skill shortages and an ageing population imply the need for further policy action to improve incentives to work. Immigration remains an important contributor to labour supply. |
Economic survey of Australia 2008: Key challenges10-Oct-2008 After 16 consecutive years of expansion, macroeconomic policy will need to stay relatively tight until a significant easing in inflation is in prospect. Pro-cyclical fiscal stance should also be avoided. |
Economic Survey of Australia 200810-Oct-2008 How to balance inflation threats and risks of a strong downturn? How to strengthen labour supply? How to enhance education performance? What reforms are needed for labour and product markets? How to implement climate change policy and sustainable water management? Also available: |
Towards Zero: Ambitious Road Safety Targets and the Safe System Approach02-Oct-2008 Each year around 1.2 million people are killed and 50 million are injured on roads around the world. But crashes are largely preventable and much can be done to reduce the burden of pain they cause and their economic impact. Also available: |
International Migration Outlook 2008: Australia country note10-Sep-2008 This country note together with a standardised table describes recent trends in migration movements and policies. Also available:Related documents: |
Improving School Leadership - Volume 1: Policy and Practice, Volume 2: Case Studies on System Leadership28-Aug-2008 Two companion volumes focusing on the improvement of school leadership. Volume 1 provides a range of policy options to help governments improve school leadership. Volume 2 examines measures taken in five countries. Also available:Related documents: |
Improving school leadership - summary english vol 228-Aug-2008 Summary of a book of case studies examining innovative approaches to sharing leadership across schools in Belgium (Flanders), Finland and the United Kingdom (England) and leadership development prgrammes for system improvement in Australia and Austria. Related documents: |